Mary Dedon v. HHS - Influenza, left arm injury, complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) (2015)

Mary Dedon filed a petition on June 27, 2014, alleging that she suffered a left arm injury, specifically Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), as a result of an influenza vaccine received on September 8, 2011. The Secretary of Health and Human Services, represented by Ann D.

Martin, filed a Rule 4(c) Report on October 27, 2014, conceding that petitioner's CRPS was caused by the vaccine and recommending compensation. The parties subsequently entered into a stipulation for an award of compensation.

Special Master Laura D. Millman issued a decision on December 17, 2014, awarding Mary Dedon a total of $199,806.21.

This award comprised $56,127.34 for future medical care expenses, $140,000.00 for pain and suffering, and $3,678.87 for past unreimbursable expenses. The award was to be paid as a lump sum check made payable to petitioner.

Later, on May 21, 2015, Special Master Millman issued another decision regarding attorneys' fees and costs. Following a stipulation of facts filed by the parties on May 20, 2015, the court awarded $19,176.00 for attorneys' fees and costs.

This amount was to be paid as a check payable jointly to petitioner and the Law Office of Todd M. Joffrion.

The total compensation awarded to Mary Dedon was $218,982.21.